S.I. No. 376/1980:

RESTRICTIVE PRACTICES (MOTOR SPIRIT) (NO. 2) ORDER, 1980.

RESTRICTIVE PRACTICES (MOTOR SPIRIT) (NO. 2) ORDER, 1980.

I, DESMOND O'MALLEY, Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 8 (2) of the Restrictive Practices Act, 1972 (No. 11 of 1972), and by the Industry, Commerce and Tourism (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1980 ( S.I. No. 10 of 1980 ), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Restrictive Practices (Motor Spirit) (No. 2) Order, 1980.

2. The collective citation "the Restrictive Practices (Motor Spirit and Motor Vehicle Lubricating Oil) Orders, 1961 to 1980", shall include this Order.

3. Article 3 of the Restrictive Trade Practices (Motor Spirit) Order, 1972 ( S.I. No. 150 of 1972 ), is hereby amended by the substitution of "eight years and eight months" for "eight years and six months" (inserted by the Restrictive Practices (Motor Spirit Order, 1980 ( S.I. No. 156 of 1980 )) in paragraph (1), and the said paragraph (1), as so amended, is set out in the Table to this Article.

TABLE

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Article,during a period of eight years and eight months from the commencement of this Order, a person shall not operate as a company station a motor spirit station that was not operated as a company station immediately before such commencement.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 11th day of December, 1980.

DESMOND O'MALLEY,

Minister for Industry,

Commerce and Tourism.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of this Order is to extend for a period of two months the provision in the Restrictive Trade Practices (Motor Spirit) Order, 1972, as amended by the Restrictive Practices (Motor Spirit) Order, 1980 which prohibits petrol companies from operating additional retail outlets.